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Bible Books Abbreviations in MLA style

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I’ve been writing a lot of essays in the MLA format. One thing I found hard is to know the abbreviations for each book in the Bible in MLA format. The table below is based on the Common Abbreviations for Books of the Bible — MLA at Henry Buhl Library. They had the books in two separate PDFs and alphabetical order. Both of which are hard for me to find easily. So here’s one table showing all the books in order you find in the Bible.

Old Testament BookAbbreviation
GenesisGen.
ExodusExod.
LeviticusLev.
NumbersNum.
DeuteronomyDeu.
JoshuaJosh.
JudgesJudg.
RuthRuth
1 Samuel1 Sam.
2 Samuel2 Sam.
1 Kings1 Kings
2 Kings2 Kings
1 Chronicles1 Chron.
2 Chronicles2 Chron.
EzraEzra
NehemiahNeh.
EstherEsth.
JobJob
PsalmPs.
ProverbsProv.
EcclesiastesEccles.
Song of SolomonSong of Sol.
IsaiahIsa.
JeremiahJer.
LamentationsLam.
EzekielEzek.
DanielDan.
HoseaHos.
JoelJoel
AmosAmos
ObadiahObad.
JonahJon.
MicahMic.
NahumNah.
HabakkukHab.
ZephaniahZeph.
HaggaiHag.
ZechariahZech.
MalachiMal.
New Testament BookAbbreviation
MatthewMatt.
MarkMark
LukeLuke
JohnJohn
ActsActs
RomansRom.
1 Corinthians1 Cor.
2 Corinthians2 Cor.
GalatiansGal.
EphesiansEph.
PhilippiansPhil.
ColossiansCol.
1 Thessalonians1 Thess.
2 Thessalonians2 Thess.
1 Timothy1 Tim.
2 Timothy2 Tim.
TitusTit.
PhilemonPhilem.
HebrewsHeb.
JamesJas.
1 Peter1 Pet.
2 Peter2 Pet.
1 John1 John
2 John2 John
3 John3 John
JudeJude
RevelationRev.

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